Each year privacy professionals have more and more issues to address. Existing privacy risks never really go away.

The head of IT audit at a major global organization once told me that an absolutely critical thing to success on the job was “getting to the next question.”

Few would doubt the need for proper enterprise governance, which, ultimately, ensures that direction is set, benefits are realized, risk is managed and resources are reasonably used. These four conditions summarize what governance is all about.

In 2022, many audit professionals will shift their focus to developing dynamic new strategies such as agile auditing, revisiting established technologies from a remote or hybrid working environment perspective, and closing any gaps between compliance expectations and current practices—and how they can enhance their skills to meet the needs of the evolving audit landscape.